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Step Outside… And Keep Going

Community Room, Sustainability

Nine Cadillac Fairview centers no longer allow smoking near main entrances.

Retail staff at nine Cadillac Fairview (CF) shopping centers will now need to grab their coats before they head off on their smoking breaks. As of September 8, the Canadian malls will no longer allow smoking within nine meters of main entranc[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Unum Sumus

Community Room, Sales Promotions & More

Following its motto, Unum Sumus (“We Are One”), Tristan rewards customers for buying locally-made garments.

The call to “buy local” is echoing across America’s border and into one Canadian retailer’s apparel stores. Following its motto, Unum Sumus (We Are One), Tristan is running a special promotion this September 16 through 30 that will re[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Vampire Watch

Charity Partnerships, Entertainment, Style Lounge

Dubois Mall helps out its community while hosting a Halloween event.

On October 3, America’s Dubois Mall plans to redefine the shopping center Halloween event while doing something good for the community. With the help of presenting partner All About a Party, the mall will put on its Scare Fair 2009, featuri[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Small Planet, Big Feet

Apps, Mall Websites, Sustainability

Place des Halles helps shoppers measure their eco-footprints, and offers tips to make them smaller.

Any diet expert will tell you that the first step to curtailing voracity is to become conscious of the quality and quantity of food you consume. The sustainability team at Place des Halles in Strasbourg, France seems to think that adopting a gre[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

In the Ring & Under the Lights

Charity Partnerships, Community Room, Fundraisers

Shopping centers harness their retail power and join the fight against breast cancer.

Right On Pace Tanger’s Get Fit for Families initiative will get the pink treatment when the developer holds its first annual 5K Run/Walk for a Cure event to support the battle against breast cancer. Sponsored nationally by HanesBrands, race[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

British Land’s Meadowhall Wins ICSC Foundation’s European Community Support Award

Charity Partnerships, Community Room, ICSC U.S. MAXI Awards

The Source at Meadowhall, which provides training and support to locals, wins an extra €5,000 to spend on its community endeavors.

The Source at Meadowhall in Sheffield, UK now has an extra €5,000 ($7,500) to spend on its community endeavors. The mall-based charity, which provides training and support to local businesses, employers and the public—particularly the long-t[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The Stuff of Eco-Champions

Community Room, Loyalty Programs, Sustainability

Over four weekends, Kingdom and Clyde Shopping Centers showed children how they could help the environment and become Eco-Champions.

The UK’s Kingdom and Clyde shopping centers tried something different to encourage repeat visits from local families this past summer. They held a “Go Environmental” series of special events and promotions over four weekends, and tied in a[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Straight off the Local Vine

Community Room, Customer Service, Food & Beverage, Sustainability

One Nineteen hosts an Organic Farmer’s Market twice weekly.

Proponents of local, seasonal produce are being heard a little louder and clearer in the marketplace these days. Their voices have now joined those of organics champions, as a growing number of consumers are willing to listen to advice regarding[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

On The Holiday Beat

The Essex Police Authority visits town centers to ask shoppers what they want to see in law enforcement.

The Essex Police Authority spread some holiday cheer last year when it held its “All I Want for Christmas” campaign. On November 28, the force hit the UK region’s streets, visiting supermarkets and town centers in each district to ask s[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Green Sightings

Charity Partnerships, Sales Promotions & More, Seasonal Giveaways

Despite the recession, Garden City Shopping Centre tops December 2007 sales with its Find the Elf promotion.

December 2008 was a test of resilience for retail marketers. How jittery holiday shoppers would end up being was anyone’s guess. So marketing manager Tracey Lachaine must have breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her sales numbers come in. H[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

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